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<br>[Jatropha Curcas](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) is [gaining significance](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) commercially as the need of nonrenewable fuel sources increases significantly and also [jatropha curcas](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) is an [environment-friendly energy](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) plantation. Plantation of this plant is considered to be an excellent fuel substitute and it is also really economical compared to other fuels. Recently, [Jatropha](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) is facing some trouble with bugs and diseases. The pests are categorized into two varieties: Pest that affect young plants and Pest that impact developed plants.<br>
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<br>Young plant bugs: Cutworm, Scarabeid Beetle, Army worm, Grasshopper.<br>
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<br>Agrotis ipsilon: It is typically referred to as Cut worm. This pest affects the seedlings and young [Jatropha](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) plants. If the plant is affected by the cutworm, the stem gets [cut nearer](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) to the soil surface area and this will shrunk the plant entirely.<br>
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<br>Control: This pest can be managed by picking the larva discovered around the plants or by blending the bran, sawdust with insecticides.<br>
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<br>Scarabaeid Beetle: This bug damages the root of the young plant. Initially, the larva takes in the raw materials present in the soil and after that concerns the root. The larva attack might kill the whole plant.<br>
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<br>Control: The plant with good can get rid of the insect. For heavy attack, insecticides with components carbosulfan and carbofuran can be utilized to kill the pest.<br>
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<br>Army worm: Spodoptera litura existence can be identified by biting in the leaves. The [extreme infection](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) could totally eliminate the plants.<br>
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<br>Control: Insecticides are used to manage the insects.<br>
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<br>Grasshopper: This is typical insect found in several plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria extensively assaults the plant. The pest typically assaults the young plant.<br>
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<br>Control: The insecticides utilized betacyfluthrin, cypermethrin, thiodicarb, MIPC, and [fipronil](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL).<br>
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<br>Pest observed in mature plants:<br>
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<br>Pest of Stem: Ostrinia furnacalis, Xyleborus spp.<br>
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<br>Ostrinia furnacalis and Xyleborus: This insect harms the [jatropha curcas](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) stem and it is commonly seen in Indonesia. The stem attacked by this bug normally fall down. The existence can be [recognized](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) by the [larva penetration](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) hole at the stem.<br>
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<br>Control: The Insecticide normally used to control this pest is carbofuran.<br>
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<br>Pest of leaf: The typical pests observed are leaf caterpillar, Neetle caterpillar, Leaf hopper, Mite, Ear corn [caterpillar](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price).<br>
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<br>Leaf Caterpillar: This bug can eat all the leaves of the plant simply put duration. The quality and yield of the seeds get minimized due to the heavy attack.<br>
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<br>Control: This can be controlled by [choosing](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) the old larvae around the surface and discarding the assaulted leaves.<br>
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<br>Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spines and produces a burning sensation when enabled to exposure to skin as it produces specific [chemical](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) compound. Initially the insect crowded in the leaf and after that spread all over the plant when it grows older.<br>
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<br>Control: Manually, the pest can be killed just by soaking it in water or kerosene. The heavy attack can be controlled by [spraying organophosphate](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) insecticides.<br>
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<br>Leaf Hopper: This pest is discovered primarily in tropical and subtropical regions. The insect targets the leaf and draws all the nutrients of the leaf and gets curls at the pointer. Later, the entire leaf dry and die.<br>
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<br>Control: The heavy attack can be managed by utilizing insecticides like imidachloprid, beta cyfluthrin or carbosulfan.<br>
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<br>Mite: Mite also attacks the leaf and makes the entire plant weak. The insect presence can be [identified](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) when the leaf become yellowish, shrinks, turns red and drop. The bug can also be spread through fallen leaves.<br>
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<br>Control: Some preventive steps can be simulated correct sanitation and burning the [fallen leaves](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd). Heavy attack can be dealt with by spraying insecticides.<br>
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<br>Some [terrible](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) insect which [attacks flower](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) and fruit are, Stink bug (Nezara viridula)<br>
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<br>Chrysocoris javanus, Tip borer caterpillar.<br>
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<br>Stink Bug: Sting bug is a severe pest which assaults the plant during bloom period so the crop yield entirely drops. This bug is seen around the tropical region.<br>
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<br>The harmful enzyme in the plant diminishes the entire plant.<br>
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<br>Control: Insecticides recommended for this pest is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.<br>
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<br>Tip borer caterpillar: The pests frequently occurs attacks the plant in blooming season and this bug is seen commonly in tropical areas. The female pest laid the eggs on the tender part of the plant and the young larvae feed the young fruits and plant ideas.<br>
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<br>Control: Manually, the attacked seeds are advised to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the [blooming season](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/).<br>
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